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| (1) Unless expressly provided otherwise in this Part, the rights referred to in section 10 shall be protected during the life of the author and for fifty years after his death. |
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| (2) In the case of a work of joint authorship the rights referred to in section 10 shall be protected during the life of the last surviving author and for fifty years after his death. |
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| (3) In the case of a work published anonymously or under a pseudonym, the rights referred to in section 10 shall be protected until the expiration of fifty years from the date on which such work was first lawfully published: |
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| (4) In the case of a cinematographic, radiophonic or audiovisual work, the rights referred to in section 10 shall be protected until the expiration of fifty years from the making of the work or, if the work is made available to the public during such period with the consent of the author, fifty years from the date of its communication to the public. |
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| (5) In the case of a photographic work or a work of applied art, the rights referred to in section 10 shall be protected until the expiration of twenty-five years from the making of the work. |
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| (6) Every period under the preceding provisions of this section shall run to the end of the calendar year in which it would otherwise expire. |
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